Mineral Specimen Images (Z)

Zincobotryogen: (Zn,Mg,Mn)Fe+++(SO4)2(OH)·7(H2O)

Comments: Translucent bright yellow crystalline zincobotryogen.
Location: Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Zincobotryogen: (Zn,Mg,Mn)Fe+++(SO4)2(OH)·7(H2O)

Comments: Translucent bright yellow crystalline zincobotryogen.
Location: Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Zincochromite: ZnCr2O4  
Roscoelite: K(V,Al,Mg)2AlSi3O10(OH)2

Comments: Roscoelite segregation filled with rich impregnation zincochromite microcrystals (up to 60 vol.%). Metallic-white grains of clausthalite are visible. Inset polished section image shows crystals of zincochromite in chromceladonite matrix.
Location: Srednyaya Padma U-V deposit, Zaonezhie peninsula, Lake Onega, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia. Scale: Specimen size is 6x4x4 cm.
© Pavel M. Kartashov

Zincochromite: ZnCr2O4  
Roscoelite: K(V,Al,Mg)2AlSi3O10(OH)2

Comments: Roscoelite segregation filled with rich impregnation zincochromite microcrystals (up to 60 vol.%). Metallic-white grains of clausthalite are visible. Inset polished section image shows crystals of zincochromite in chromceladonite matrix.
Location: Srednyaya Padma U-V deposit, Zaonezhie peninsula, Lake Onega, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia. Scale: Specimen size is 6x4x4 cm.
© Pavel M. Kartashov

Zincocopiapite: ZnFe+++4(SO4)6(OH)2·18(H2O)

Comments: Pale yellow zincocopiapite coating on quartz.
Location: Les Valettes, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Zincocopiapite: ZnFe+++4(SO4)6(OH)2·18(H2O)

Comments: Pale yellow zincocopiapite coating on quartz.
Location: Les Valettes, Valais, Switzerland. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Zincohogbomite-2N2S: (Zn,Fe++)(2-2x)(Ti)xAl4O8  
Corundum: Al2O3

Comments: Thin-Section (Plane Polarized Light) of a brown, twinned zincohögbomite-2N2S crystal with blue corundum.
Location: Mikro-Lakka Emery deposit, Kerketeas Mt, Sámos Island, Aegean Islands Department, Greece. Scale: Picture size 1.1 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Zincohogbomite-2N2S: (Zn,Fe++)(2-2x)(Ti)xAl4O8  
Corundum: Al2O3

Comments: Thin-Section (Plane Polarized Light) of a brown, twinned zincohögbomite-2N2S crystal with blue corundum.
Location: Mikro-Lakka Emery deposit, Kerketeas Mt, Sámos Island, Aegean Islands Department, Greece. Scale: Picture size 1.1 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Zincolibethenite: CuZn(PO4)OH

Comments: Pale greenish-blue botryoidal zincolibethenite groups, associated with colorless tarbuttite.
Location: Kabwe mine, Kabwe, Zambia. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Zincolibethenite: CuZn(PO4)OH

Comments: Pale greenish-blue botryoidal zincolibethenite groups, associated with colorless tarbuttite.
Location: Kabwe mine, Kabwe, Zambia. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Zincolivenite: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)

Comments: Green crystals of zincolivenite (Co-adamite) associated with keyite, and schultenite.
Location: Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otavi District, Oshikoto, Namibia. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Zincolivenite: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)

Comments: Green crystals of zincolivenite (Co-adamite) associated with keyite, and schultenite.
Location: Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otavi District, Oshikoto, Namibia. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Zincolivenite: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)

Comments: B&W image of prismatic, triangular zincolivenite crystal aggregate.
Location: Kamariza dump, Lavrion, Attikí Prefecture, Greece. Scale: Not Given.
© Doklady Earth Sciences

Zincolivenite: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)

Comments: B&W image of prismatic, triangular zincolivenite crystal aggregate.
Location: Kamariza dump, Lavrion, Attikí Prefecture, Greece. Scale: Not Given.
© Doklady Earth Sciences

Zincospiroffite: Zn2Te3O8

Comments: Polished section showing zincospiroffite (x) intergrown with native gold (Ng) as the oxidation products of calaverite (Cv) + sphalerite (Sph) ± pyrite. (CanMin, v 42, p 765).
Location: Quartz ore of the Zhongshangou gold deposit, Chongli County, Hebei Province, China. Scale: Field of view 2 mm.
© Canadian Mineralogist

Zincospiroffite: Zn2Te3O8

Comments: Polished section showing zincospiroffite (x) intergrown with native gold (Ng) as the oxidation products of calaverite (Cv) + sphalerite (Sph) ± pyrite. (CanMin, v 42, p 765).
Location: Quartz ore of the Zhongshangou gold deposit, Chongli County, Hebei Province, China. Scale: Field of view 2 mm.
© Canadian Mineralogist

Zincostaurolite: [ ]4Zn4Al16(Al,[ ])2Si8O40[O6,(OH)2]

Comments: BSE image of zincostaurolite (St) grain replaced by Na-Ca-Li mica (Mi), gahnite Gah), Fe-Mn hydroxide (small rounded bright grains) and diaspore (darkest grains in upper left corner). Matrix consists of calcite (Cal).
Location: Diaspore-bearing metabauxite from East Samos, Agean Sea, Greece. (AmMin v88:789). Scale: See Image.
© American Mineralogist

Zincostaurolite: [ ]4Zn4Al16(Al,[ ])2Si8O40[O6,(OH)2]

Comments: BSE image of zincostaurolite (St) grain replaced by Na-Ca-Li mica (Mi), gahnite Gah), Fe-Mn hydroxide (small rounded bright grains) and diaspore (darkest grains in upper left corner). Matrix consists of calcite (Cal).
Location: Diaspore-bearing metabauxite from East Samos, Agean Sea, Greece. (AmMin v88:789). Scale: See Image.
© American Mineralogist

Zincowoodwardite: [Zn1-xAlx(OH)2][(SO4)x/2(H2O)n]

Comments: Botryoidal zincowoodwardite. The bluish-green color is due to a copper content.
Location: Christiana Mine, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attikí Prefecture, Greece. Scale: Picture size 10 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Zincowoodwardite: [Zn1-xAlx(OH)2][(SO4)x/2(H2O)n]

Comments: Botryoidal zincowoodwardite. The bluish-green color is due to a copper content.
Location: Christiana Mine, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attikí Prefecture, Greece. Scale: Picture size 10 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag